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In response to the Government’s 10 point plan of action following the planning review, Planning Democracy have developed our own priorities for the future. Some of these will not surprise you as many people...

The Government responded to the planning review with their planned programme of action yesterday. They announced their intention to move swiftly and bring about reforms fast. It listed 10 key actions to be taken...

All of us with an interest in Scottish planning are now reading and digesting the recommendations of the independent panel whose review of the planning system, Empowering Planning to Deliver Great Places, was published...

Planning Democracy’s Community champion Mike Adams recently spoke at the Holyrood Conference on Scottish Planning Policy in Edinburgh. He was there representing Planning Democracy and aimed to represent communities across Scotland. Discussion centred around...

Introducing Daya Feldwick our New Community Network Co-ordinator As a long term supporter of Planning Democracy I am proud to join their experienced team and I am extremely excited to be working towards developing...

Community Network Consultant Required The consultant will be paid £16,200 for the completion of the tasks within the Contract, expected to be delivered over a year. We are looking for a Community Network Consultant...

If you keep in touch with Planning Democracy through our facebook page you may be aware that we have been going around the country giving talks and meeting people to discuss their planning experiences....

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Here is another guest blog post, this one from Duncan McLaren an environmental consultant with interests in energy, climate change and environmental justice. We hope you enjoy it....